Common women : prostitution and sexuality in Medieval England / / Ruth Mazo Karras

• Autore: Karras Ruth Mazo <1957->
• Pubblicazione: New York, : Oxford University Press, 1996
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (232 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.740942; 306.74209420902
• Soggetto topico: Prostitution - England - History; Prostitutes - England - Social conditions; Social history - Medieval, 500-1500
• Soggetto geografico: England Social conditions 1066-1485
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-213) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Introduction: Common Women, Prostitutes, and Whores; 1 Prostitution and the Law; 2 Brothels, Licit and Illicit; 3 Becoming a Prostitute; 4 The Sex Trade in Practice; 5 Marriage, Sexuality, and Marginality; 6 Saints and Sinners; Conclusion: Sexuality, Money, and the Whore; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: Through a sensitive use of a wide variety of imaginative and didactic texts, Ruth Karras shows that while prostitutes as individuals were marginalized within medieval culture, prostitution as an institution was central to the medieval understanding of what it meant to be a woman. This important work will be of interest to scholars and students of history, women's studies, and the history of sexuality.
• Titolo autorizzato: Common women
• ISBN: 0-19-028422-6; 1-282-38418-X; 9786612384189; 1-4237-6020-4; 0-19-535230-0; 1-60256-321-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910821851603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Studies in the history of sexuality.